Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2016, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (32): 4764-4770.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2016.32.008

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Human umbilical cord blood stem cells differentiate into nasal ciliated epithelial cells

Dong Jin-hui, Ren Xiu-min, Xu Ou, Wang Jian-xing   

  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China
  • Revised:2016-06-01 Online:2016-08-05 Published:2016-08-05
  • Contact: Dong Jin-hui, Department of Otolaryngology, Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China
  • About author:Dong Jin-hui, Master, Attending physician, Department of Otolaryngology, Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the Medical Research Project of Hebei Province of China in 2014, No. ZL20140002

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Damage to nasal ciliated epithelial cells can lead to a severe injury in nasal biological function. Compared with other adult stem cells, human umbilical cord blood stem cells have better differentiation potential.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the feasibility of human umbilical cord blood stem cells differentiating into nasal ciliated epithelial cells through in vitro culture and induction techniques.
METHODS: Normal and healthy umbilical cord blood samples were collected to isolate human umbilical cord blood stem cells, followed by identification and subculture in vitro. Umbilical cord blood stem cells at passage 3 were infected with recombinant adeno-associated virus carrying enhanced green fluorescent protein and cultured using air liquid interface culture method. Thereafter, PCR assay was employed for detecting MUCS expression in cultured stem cells at 1 and 2 weeks after induction, and immunofluorescent staining for FOXJ1 was performed at 3 weeks.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: After subculture, passage 3 umbilical cord blood stem cells that could express stem cell surface markers were visible in a uniform shape and had good refraction. After 3 hours of gene transfection, green fluorescence issued from the passage 3 cells were visible, and the cell positive rate was up to 96.2% until 48 hours, indicating good transfection efficiency. RT-PCR findings showed that MUC8 mRNA had no expression in the umbilical cord blood stem cells, but expressed strongly in the nasal ciliated epithelial cells, whose expression was weak at 1 week of culture and increased at 2 weeks. Additionally, the positive expression of FOXJ1 red fluorescence was observed under the transfection of green fluorescent protein. These results suggest that human umbilical cord blood stem cells could differentiate into nasal epithelial cells under suitable conditions.

 

 

Key words: Stem Cells, Tissue Engineering, inusitis

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